98-33749. Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 70389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33749]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-580-825]


Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea: Extension of Time Limit for 
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit for final results of 
antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending 
the time limit for the preliminary results for the second review of oil 
country tubular goods from Korea. This review covers the period August 
1, 1996 through July 31, 1997. The extension is made pursuant to 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Bezirganian at [phone] or 
Doug Campau at [phone]; Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20230.

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930 
(``the Act'') are references to the provisions effective January 1, 
1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the 
Uruguay Rounds Agreements Act.

Postponement of Final Results

    On September 8, 1998, the Department published the preliminary 
results for this review. 63 FR 47469. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act 
requires the Department to complete an administrative review within 120 
days of publication of the preliminary results. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within the 120-day time limit, 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the 
time limit to180 days from the date of publication of the preliminary 
results. The Department has determined that it is not practicable to 
issue its final results within the original 120-day time limit (See 
Decision Memorandum from Joseph A. Spetrini to Robert LaRussa dated 
November 17, 1998). We are therefore extending the deadline for 
determination of final results in this review to 180 days from the date 
on which the notice of preliminary results was published. The fully 
extended deadline for determination of the final results is March 7, 
1998.

    Dated December 9, 1998.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 98-33749 Filed 12-18-98; 8:45 am]
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